I decided to go a little more high-end with this umbrella because I live on a very windy plateau very close to the Carquinez Strait, where the Sacramento River spills into the San Francisco Bay. A lot of people don’t know that the word Solano (the county I live in) is Spanish for “warm easterly wind.” Well, I’m hoping this umbrella will last for years since I’ve gone through so many pretty quickly over the years. I hated finding them strewn across my backyard, and I should be able to leave them out year-round because this is California! This one feels much more durable than the ones I’m used to, and it’s in my favorite color. It’s in the part of the yard that is the likeliest to get hit by the strongest wind coming from the Bay, so bring it on! Forgive the chaos in the background because the excavation for the new retaining wall is being done while there are tarps on things to keep them from becoming too dusty.